Friday, May 22, 2009

I had the day off today and spent some time in Culver City. First, lunch at Royal/T Cafe and then a trip to Surfas Restaurant Supply (please, as if I could go to Culver City without stopping at Surfas...I now have enough paper products to make over 1,000 cupcakes)

Above, Royal/T Milk Tea - black tea with a peachy flavor, brewed with soy milk. I got it iced but it is also available hot. The Matcha Tea - very, very matcha...a little too strong for me.

It is inspired by the Maid Cafes of Tokyo's Akihabara district. All the waitress are dressed as French maids.

Ponzu Salmon rice bowl with seared edamame

The lunch rice set ($14) includes one salad, sandwich or rice bowl; one side order and one tea, coffee or beverage.

Baked Egg with fresh shiitake mushrooms and bacon

My friend got this as part of the breakfast set ($10) along with a chocolate crossiant.

Japanese potato salad

This was my favorite part of the meal; Japanese potato salad is total comfort food! It uses Japanese mayo and includes carrots and cucumbers. Yummy!

Hey Shannon (I hope you are the Shannon I know...Thomas Starr King!)...Here is the menu: http://www.royal-t.org/cafe/

They have lots of veg (dairy/eggs) for breakfast and some items that look vegan (tofu, veggies, spinach & beet salad). Drinks can be made soy too (their famous Royal T Milk Tea is already made with soy milk). Enjoy, -mary

I loved all the photos!! What a very cool place!! I love the Japanese potato salad. I just bought some Japanese mayo I wonder if it is the same thing! It is so rich and delicious. Have a great day. I love that these blogs can introduce you to trends and places that you might not have ever come across!

Great restaurant review! I need to go to Surfas again, no I don't need to go I want to go, LOL. Bob's Red Mill has coconut flour. I mjust got another bag of Circus Animal cookied and they have a lot more sprinkles on them!